The vehicles crashed on Hawthorne Avenue in Newark around 5:30 a.m.
One of the vehicles actually jumped the curb onto the sidewalk before crashing into the front of a home.
Police say one of the drivers, believed to be in a stolen vehicle, fled the crash on foot.
A transformer also came crashing down into the street.
The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.
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